Handbook of Nutrition and Diet

1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-8247-0375-2
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 812 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 1542 g

Reihe: Food Science and Technology

This handbook of nutrition and diet provides information on food nutrients and their functions; food safety and distribution; food composition, consumption and utilization; adequacy of diet; and the nutritional management of diseases and disorders. It also discusses the effects of nutrition and diet on diseases of the bones, teeth, hair, kidneys, liver and nervous system.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Desai

Desai, Babasaheb B.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Ernährungsmedizin, Diätetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Food nutrients and their functions: water; carbohydrates; oils and fats; proteins; vitamins; minerals; energy. Foods from producers to consumers: health and dietic foods; foods of plant origin; foods of animal origin; potential proteins; food processing and preservation; food additives and nutrification; food labelling and quality assurance; food safety; food transportation, distribution and marketing. Food composition and utilization: adequacy of diet; digestion, absorption, metabolism and excretion; endocrine systems and regulation of food intake; evaluation of food and nutritional status; dietary allowances and goals. Nutritional management of diseases: clinical nutrition; diet, cholesterol and heart diseases; diet, nutrition and cancers; diet, obesity and diabetes; diet and health of bones, teeth, skin and hair; diet and diseases of kidney and liver; diet and gastrointestinal diseases; diet and inherited metabolic disorders; dietary management of underweight babies; diet and alcoholic disorders; diet and some minor disorders; diet and nervous system disorders; diet and human behaviour; human dietetics and health - an integrated approach.

Über Autor(innen)

Babasaheb B. Desai